2016 Philadelphia Union season

The 2016 Philadelphia Union season was the seventh season of the Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was managed by Jim Curtin, his third season with the club. The 2016 season marked the Union's second appearance in the MLS Cup Playoffs, the first time since the 2011 season.^[1]

Philadelphia Union

2016 season
Owner	Keystone Sports & Entertainment
Head coach	Jim Curtin
Stadium	Talen Energy Stadium (Capacity: 18,500)
MLS Cup Playoffs	Knockout round
U.S. Open Cup	Quarterfinals
Top goalscorer	League: Roland Alberg & Chris Pontius (6) All: Alberg & Pontius (8)
Highest home attendance	18,681 (Apr 23 vs. NYCFC)
Lowest home attendance	League: 15,011 (Apr 8 vs. Orlando City SC) All: 12,881 (Jul 13 vs. Crystal Palace)
Average home league attendance	League: 17,005 All: 16,630
Home colors Away colors
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Background

2016 MLS SuperDraft

Main article: 2016 MLS SuperDraft

Round	Pick	Name	Position	Nationality	School
1	2	Josh Yaro	Defender	Ghana	Georgetown
3	Keegan Rosenberry	Defender	United States	Georgetown
6	Fabian Herbers	Midfielder	Germany	Creighton
2	23	Taylor Washington	Defender	United States	George Mason
3	44	Mitchell Lurie	Defender	United States	Rutgers
4	64	Cole Missimo	Midfielder	United States	Northwestern

2015 MLS regular season

The 2015 Philadelphia Union MLS regular season saw the team go 10–17–7, finishing 9th in the Eastern Conference and 18th overall. From the beginning of the season to the summer break, the Union went 4-9-3, including a four-game losing streak from April 19 to May 9. After the summer break, the Union fared only slightly better, going 6-8-4. The Union missed the MLS Cup Playoffs for the 4th consecutive season.

2015 U.S. Open Cup

The 2015 U.S. Open Cup was the second year in a row in which the Union were runners-up in the U.S. Open Cup. The Union entered the competition in the fourth round along with the other 16 US-based MLS clubs. In that round, the Union defeated the Rochester Rhinos, a team in the USL, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid, 3-1 on penalty kicks after a 0-0 draw through extra time. In the next round, the Union defeated D.C. United 2-1. The Union then went on to defeat the New York Red Bulls 4-3 on penalty kicks, after a 1-1 draw aet. In the semifinals, the Union beat the Chicago Fire 1-0. In the final, the Union lost to Sporting Kansas City 6-7 on penalties, after going 1-1.^[2]

2016 roster

As of January 24, 2016.^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  JAM Andre Blake (GA) 2 MF  GUY Warren Creavalle 3 DF  USA Taylor Washington 4 DF  USA Ken Tribbett 6 MF  NED Roland Alberg 7 MF  USA Brian Carroll (Captain) 8 MF  USA Maurice Edu (DP) 9 FW  USA Charlie Davies 10 MF  SUI Tranquillo Barnetta 11 MF  USA Alejandro Bedoya (DP) 12 DF  USA Keegan Rosenberry 13 MF  USA Chris Pontius 14 MF  GER Fabian Herbers (GA) 15 DF  GHA Josh Yaro (GA) 16 DF  USA Richie Marquez

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  USA C. J. Sapong 18 MF  CMR Eric Ayuk Mbu 19 MF  USA Cole Missimo 20 MF  COL Wálter Restrepo 21 MF  USA Derrick Jones (HGP) 22 MF  BRA Leo Fernandes 23 MF  BRA Anderson Conceição (on loan from Tombense) 24 GK  ENG Matt Jones (on loan from Belenenses) 25 MF  BRA Ilsinho 26 DF  USA Auston Trusty (HGP) 27 GK  USA John McCarthy 28 DF  USA Ray Gaddis 32 MF  GER Kevin Kratz 33 DF  BRA Fabinho

Squad breakdown

Current squad

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed From
Goalkeepers
1	Andre Blake (GA)		GK	(1990-11-21) November 21, 1990 (age 34)	UConn
24	Matt Jones		GK	(1986-05-11) May 11, 1986 (age 39)	Belenenses
27	John McCarthy		GK	(1992-07-04) July 4, 1992 (age 33)	Rochester Rhinos
Defenders
3	Taylor Washington		LB	(1993-08-16) August 16, 1993 (age 31)	George Mason University
4	Ken Tribbett		CB	(1991-08-25) August 25, 1991 (age 33)	Bethlehem Steel FC
12	Keegan Rosenberry		RB	(1993-12-11) December 11, 1993 (age 31)	Georgetown University
15	Joshua Yaro (INT, GA)		CB	(1994-03-07) March 7, 1994 (age 31)	Georgetown University
16	Richie Marquez		CB	(1992-05-26) May 26, 1992 (age 33)	University of Redlands
23	Anderson Conceição		CB	(1989-10-24) October 24, 1989 (age 35)	Tombense Futebol Clube
26	Auston Trusty (HGP)		CB	(1998-08-12) August 12, 1998 (age 27)	Bethlehem Steel FC
28	Ray Gaddis		RB	(1990-01-13) January 13, 1990 (age 35)	West Virginia University
33	Fabinho		LB	(1985-03-16) March 16, 1985 (age 40)	Sydney FC
Midfielders
2	Warren Creavalle		DM	(1990-08-14) August 14, 1990 (age 35)	Toronto FC
6	Roland Alberg (INT)		CM	(1990-08-06) August 6, 1990 (age 35)	ADO Den Haag
7	Brian Carroll		DM	(1981-07-20) July 20, 1981 (age 44)	Columbus Crew SC
8	Maurice Edu (DP)		DM	(1986-04-18) April 18, 1986 (age 39)	Stoke City
10	Tranquillo Barnetta (INT)		CM	(1985-05-22) May 22, 1985 (age 40)	Schalke 04
11	Alejandro Bedoya (DP)		CM/RM	(1987-04-29) April 29, 1987 (age 38)	FC Nantes
13	Chris Pontius		LM	(1987-05-12) May 12, 1987 (age 38)	D.C. United
14	Eric Ayuk Mbu (INT)		LM/RM	(1997-02-17) February 17, 1997 (age 28)	Rainbow FC Bamenda
19	Cole Missimo		MF	(1993-02-15) February 15, 1993 (age 32)	Northwestern Wildcats
21	Derrick Jones (HGP)		MF	(1997-03-03) March 3, 1997 (age 28)	Bethlehem Steel FC
22	Leo Fernandes		RM	(1991-12-23) December 23, 1991 (age 33)	Reading United A.C.
25	Ilsinho (INT)		CM/RM	(1985-10-12) October 12, 1985 (age 39)	Shakhtar Donetsk
Forwards
9	Charlie Davies		CF	(1986-06-25) June 25, 1986 (age 39)	New England Revolution
14	Fabian Herbers (INT, GA)		CF	(1993-08-17) August 17, 1993 (age 31)	Creighton University
17	C.J. Sapong		CF	(1988-12-27) December 27, 1988 (age 36)	Sporting Kansas City

Last updated: January 24, 2016.
Source: Philadelphia Union

DP indicates Designated Player
GA indicates Generation Adidas Player
HGP indicates Home Grown Player
INT indicates MLS International Player and qualifies for an international roster spot

Competitions

Preseason

Jacksonville Armada FC v Philadelphia Union

February 6, 2016 Preseason	Jacksonville Armada FC	1–0	Philadelphia Union	Jacksonville, Florida
6:00 p.m. EST	Eloundou 80'	Report	Alberg  22'	Stadium: Community First Park Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Philadelphia Union v U-17 U.S. Men's National Team

February 9, 2016 Preseason	Philadelphia Union	5–0	U-17 U.S. Men's National Team	Clearwater, Florida
10:30 a.m. EST	Creavalle Le Toux (pen.) Sapong Fernandes	Report		Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex

Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire

February 11, 2016 Preseason	Philadelphia Union	2–4	Chicago Fire	Clearwater, Florida
3:00 p.m. EST	Herbers 16' Missimo 83'	Report	Accam 14' (pen.) 40' LaBrocca 60' Gilberto 64'	Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex

D.C. United v Philadelphia Union

February 17, 2016 Preseason	D.C. United	1–1	Philadelphia Union	St. Petersburg, Florida
4:00 p.m. EST	Espindola 56' (pen.)	Report	Le Toux 7'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Philadelphia Union

February 20, 2016 Preseason	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0–2	Philadelphia Union	St. Petersburg, Florida
7:00 p.m. EST	Sweat  1'	Report	Tribbett 17' Fernandes 29' Anderson  58' Restrepo  79'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Philadelphia Union v New York Red Bulls

February 24, 2016 Preseason	Philadelphia Union	0–0	New York Red Bulls	Clearwater, Florida
7:00 p.m. EST	Le Toux  28' Ilsinho  29'  44' Carroll  32' Nogueira  42' Alberg  74'	Report	Kljestan  31'	Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex

Philadelphia Union v Toronto FC

February 27, 2016 Preseason	Philadelphia Union	1–0	Toronto FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
4:00 p.m. EST	Sapong 60'	Report	Bradley  33' Bloom  38' Moor  79'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Source: MLS

MLS season

FC Dallas v Philadelphia Union

March 6, 2016 Regular Season	FC Dallas	2–0	Philadelphia Union	Frisco, Texas
3:00 p.m. EST	Castillo 22' Hedges  71' Urruti 74'	Report Box Score	Carroll  34'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 14,248 Referee: Mark Geiger

Columbus Crew SC v Philadelphia Union

March 12, 2016 Regular Season	Columbus Crew SC	1–2	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EST	Kamara 87'	Report Box Score	Pontius 45+1', 71' Fabinho  56' Carroll  65'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 17,015 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Philadelphia Union v New England Revolution

March 20, 2016 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	3–0	New England Revolution	Chester, Pennsylvania
2:30 p.m. EDT	Sapong 18', 33' Fabinho  25' Le Toux 90+3'	Report Box Score	Watson  36' Tierney  57' Fagundez  57'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 17,027 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Chicago Fire v Philadelphia Union

April 2, 2016 Regular Season	Chicago Fire	1–0	Philadelphia Union	Bridgeview, Illinois
5:00 p.m. EDT	Ramos  37' Igboananike 51' Polster  72'	Report Box Score	Creavalle  13'  47'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,073 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Philadelphia Union v Orlando City SC

April 8, 2016 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	2–1	Orlando City SC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Sapong 2' Fabinho  30' Barnetta 90'	Report Box Score	Winter 43'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,011 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Seattle Sounders FC v Philadelphia Union

April 16, 2016 Regular Season	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Seattle, Washington
10:00 p.m. EDT	Marshall 41' Remick  55' Morris 71' Valdez  88' Alonso  90+5'	Report Box Score	Alberg  32'  53' Fabinho  34' Le Toux 73' Fernandes  87'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,620 Referee: Drew Fischer

Philadelphia Union v New York City FC

April 23, 2016 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	2–0	New York City FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT	Pontius 26' Fabinho  36' Sapong 41' Creavalle  90+1'	Report Box Score	Lopez  16' Villa  69' Bravo  89'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,681 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

Philadelphia Union v San Jose Earthquakes

April 30, 2016 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	1–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT	Pontius 30'	Report Box Score	Alashe  31' Godoy  35'  59' Dawkins 83'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 16,079 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Philadelphia Union v LA Galaxy

May 11, 2016 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	2–2	LA Galaxy	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Nogueira 4' Rosenberry 63'	Report Box Score	Rogers 15'  70' Magee 47' Kennedy  82'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 17,985 Referee: Sorin Stoica

Montreal Impact v Philadelphia Union

May 14, 2016 Regular Season	Montreal Impact	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Montreal, Quebec
5:00 p.m. EDT	Drogba 3' Piatti  36' Donadel  50' Oyongo  80'	Report Box Score	Sapong 24' Gaddis  81'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 20,801 Referee: Drew Fischer

Philadelphia Union v D.C. United

May 20, 2016 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	1–0	D.C. United	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Barnetta  80' Gaddis  82' Marquez 90+1',  90+2'	Report Box Score	Nyarko  45+1' Birnbaum  53'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 17,364 Referee: Jaime Herrera

Orlando City SC v Philadelphia Union

May 25, 2016 Regular Season	Orlando City SC	2–2	Philadelphia Union	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Kaká  32' Rivas  64' Molino 68' Larin 71' Carrasco  76' Higuita  89' Mateos  90+3'	Report Box Score	Le Toux  33' Barnetta 52',  72' Tibbett 75'	Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 24,109 Referee: Sorin Stoica

Colorado Rapids v Philadelphia Union

May 28, 2016 Regular Season	Colorado Rapids	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Commerce City, Colorado
9:00 p.m. EDT	Cronin 87'	Report Box Score	Carroll 90+2'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,015 Referee: Hilari Grajeda

Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew SC

June 1, 2016 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	3–2	Columbus Crew SC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Pontius 21' Tribbett  32' Nogueira 57',  69' Le Toux  64' Herbers 84'	Report Box Score	Kamara 14' Finlay  43' Casey  77' Martinez 90+3'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,543 Referee: Robert Sibiga

New York City FC v Philadelphia Union

June 18, 2016 Regular Season	New York City FC	3–2	Philadelphia Union	New York City, New York
1:00 p.m. EDT	Lampard 8',  43' Villa 21' Allen  45' Pirlo 50' Hernandez  54'  85' Matarrita  90+5'	Report Box Score	Barnetta  31' Gaddis  49' Alberg 55' (pen.) Brillant 88' (o.g.)	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 27,456 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire

June 22, 2016 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	4–3	Chicago Fire	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Campbell 11' (o.g.) Alberg 15', 45+1', 56' (pen.),  58' Carroll  36' Tribbett  37'	Report Box Score	Accam 2' Cocis 69' Thiam 80' Campbell  85'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 16,667 Referee: Jaime Herrera

Philadelphia Union v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

June 25, 2016 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	2–3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Alberg 14' Barnetta  36' Pontius 90+4'	Report Box Score	Jacobson 19' Manneh 41',  51' Bolaños 84'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 17,225 Referee: Armand Villarreal

Houston Dynamo v Philadelphia Union

July 2, 2016 Regular Season	Houston Dynamo	1–0	Philadelphia Union	Houston, Texas
9:00 p.m. EDT	Maidana 90+5'	Report Box Score	Yaro  2'  87' Creavalle  90+4'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 18,457 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Philadelphia Union v D.C. United

July 9, 2016 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	3–0	D.C. United	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Alberg 20' (pen.) Ilsinho 37' (pen.), 47'	Report Box Score	Kofi Opare  19'  65'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,463 Referee: Sorin Stoica

Philadelphia Union v New York Red Bulls

July 17, 2016 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	2–2	New York Red Bulls	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Carroll  36' Ilsinho  43'  72' Sapong 67' (pen.) Pontius 68'	Report Box Score	Kljestan 27', 44' Zizzo  66' Lade  72'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Alan Kelly

Montreal Impact v Philadelphia Union

July 23, 2016 Regular Season	Montreal Impact	5–1	Philadelphia Union	Montreal, Quebec
TBD	Drogba 19', 42', 52' Salazar  26' Mallace  50' Bernier  83' Piatti 87' Mancosu 90+1'	Report Box Score	Barnetta  27' Pontius 72' Gaddis  76'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 20,801 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Philadelphia Union v Real Salt Lake

July 31, 2016 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	1–2	Real Salt Lake	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Fabinho  21' Alberg 44' (pen.) Carroll  90'	Report Box Score	Maund  42' Plata 48' Morales 54',  55'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,091 Referee: Juan Guzman

D.C. United v Philadelphia Union

August 6, 2016 Regular Season	D.C. United	2–2	Philadelphia Union	Washington, D.C.
7:00 p.m. EDT	Kemp 16' Acosta  58' Birnbaum 90+4'	Report Box Score	Marquez  5' Barnetta 45+1' Pontius 57' Tribbett  63'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 16,392 Referee: Jair Marrufo

New England Revolution v Philadelphia Union

August 13, 2016 Regular Season	New England Revolution	0–4	Philadelphia Union	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 p.m. EDT	Caldwell  18' Kamara  41'	Report Box Score	Sapong 2' Pontius 51' Marquez 54' Herbers  80' Alberg 90+3'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 17,127 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Philadelphia Union v Toronto FC

August 20, 2016 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	1–3	Toronto FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Tribbett 24' Barnetta  67' Yaro  73'	Report Box Score	Giovinco 18' Moor 30',  40' Morrow  42' Altidore 44' Johnson  45' Bradley  58'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,271 Referee: Mark Geiger

Columbus Crew SC v Philadelphia Union

August 24, 2016 Regular Season	Columbus Crew SC	1–2	Philadelphia Union	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Jahn 73'	Report Box Score	Herbers 60' Rosenberry 74' Bedoya  78'	Stadium: MAPFRE Stadium Attendance: 13,114 Referee: Radu Petrescu

Philadelphia Union v Sporting Kansas City

August 27, 2016 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	2–0	Sporting Kansas City	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Creavalle  51' Alberg 67' Barnetta 90+2' Bedoya  90+3'	Report Box Score	Medranda  20'  59' Espinoza  20'  87'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 17,911 Referee: Juan Guzman

Chicago Fire v Philadelphia Union

September 3, 2016 Regular Season	Chicago Fire	3–0	Philadelphia Union	Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 p.m. EDT	Meira  58' Cocis  61' Kappelhof  64' de Leeuw 71' Alvarez 90'	Report Box Score	Alberg 22' (o.g.)	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 16,102 Referee: Ted Unkel

Philadelphia Union v Montreal Impact

September 10, 2016 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	1–1	Montreal Impact	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Pontius  34' Barnetta 45' Sapong  54'	Report Box Score	Ciman  48' Camara  60' Mancosu 88'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Armand Villarreal

Portland Timbers v Philadelphia Union

September 17, 2016 Regular Season	Portland Timbers	2–1	Philadelphia Union	Portland, Oregon
6:00 p.m. EDT	Valeri 46' Adi 53'	Report Box Score	Yaro  25'  85' Bedoya  35' Pontius 47' Carroll  78'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Chris Penso

Toronto FC v Philadelphia Union

September 24, 2016 Regular Season	Toronto FC	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Toronto, Ontario
5:00 p.m. EDT	Johnson  24' Morrow 70' Altidore  90+4'	Report Box Score	Bedoya 25' Marquez  66'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 26,455 Referee: Ismail Elfath

New York Red Bulls v Philadelphia Union

October 1, 2016 Regular Season	New York Red Bulls	3–2	Philadelphia Union	Harrison, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. EDT	Kljestan 44' Wright-Phillips 47' Perrinelle  58' McCarty 66'	Report Box Score	Herbers 15',  59' Pontius 55',  88' Barnetta  72'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 22,731 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

Philadelphia Union v Orlando City SC

October 16, 2016 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	0–2	Orlando City SC	Chester, Pennsylvania
5:00 p.m. EDT	Marquez  38' Herbers  44' Barnetta  67'	Report Box Score	Aja  56' Rivas 59' Baptista 90+5'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,007 Referee: Ricard Salazar

Philadelphia Union v New York Red Bulls

October 23, 2016 Regular Season	Philadelphia Union	0–2	New York Red Bulls	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. EDT	Ilsinho  22' Creavalle  45+1' Tribbett  78'	Report Box Score	Grella  22' Wright-Phillips 26' Perrinelle  54' Muyl 57'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Kevin Stott

MLS Cup playoffs

Toronto FC v Philadelphia Union

October 26, 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs	Toronto FC	3–1	Philadelphia Union	Toronto, Ontario
7:30 p.m. EDT	Bradley  14' Giovinco 15' Altidore  45+1', 85' Osorio 48'	Report Box Score	Sapong  25' Bedoya  43', 73' Tribbett  90'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 21,759 Referee: Baldom Toledo

Statistics

Statistics are from all MLS league matches as documented by MLSsoccer.com.^[4]

Nat.	No.	Player	Pos.	Apps	Starts	G	A			Acquired
	2	CreavalleWarren Creavalle	CM	27	21	0	1	5	1	Trade
	3	WashingtonTaylor Washington	CB	0	0	0	0	0	0	SuperDraft
	4	TribbettKen Tribbett	CB	22	19	2	1	4	0	Signed
	5	NogueiraVincent Nogueira†	DM	8	8	2	0	1	0	Signed
	6	AlbergRoland Alberg	CM	28	13	9	3	2	1	Signed
	7	CarrollBrian Carroll	DM	26	23	1	0	6	0	Trade
	8	EduMaurice Edu	DM	0	0	0	0	0	0	Signed
	9	Le TouxSebastien Le Toux†	LM/RM	18	12	2	5	2	0	Trade
	9	DaviesCharlie Davies	CF/CF	8	0	0	1	0	0	Trade
	10	BarnettaTranquillo Barnetta	CM	29	25	5	4	8	0	Signed
	11	BedoyaAlejandro Bedoya	MF	10	10	1	0	3	0	Signed
	12	RosenberryKeegan Rosenberry	RB	34	34	2	2	0	0	SuperDraft
	13	PontiusChris Pontius	LM	33	32	12	6	2	0	Trade
	14	HerbersFabian Herbers	CF	21	13	3	7	4	3	SuperDraft
	15	YaroJoshua Yaro	LB/CB	17	15	0	0	3	2	SuperDraft
	16	MarquezRichie Marquez	CB	33	33	2	0	4	0	SuperDraft
	17	SapongCJ Sapong	CF	31	29	7	2	1	0	Trade
	18	Ayuk MbuEric Ayuk Mbu	LM/RM	1	1	0	0	0	0	Signed
	19	MissimoCole Missimo	MF	0	0	0	0	0	0	Signed
	20	RestrepoWalter Restrepo	LM	4	0	0	1	0	0	Signed
	21	JonesDerrick Jones	MF	0	0	0	0	0	0	Homegrown
	22	FernandesLeo Fernandes	RM	12	2	0	1	1	0	SuperDraft
	23	AndersonAnderson	CB	1	1	0	0	0	0	Loan
	25	IlsinhoIlsinho	CM/RM	25	14	2	2	2	1	Signed
	26	TrustyAuston Trusty	CB	0	0	0	0	0	0	Homegrown
	28	GaddisRay Gaddis	RB	7	5	0	1	4	0	SuperDraft
	33	FabinhoFabinho	LB	29	29	0	6	6	0	Signed
Total						50	42	57	8

Players with names marked † left the club during the playing season.

Players with names in italics were loaned players.

Goalkeepers

Nat.	No.	Player	Apps	Starts	Record	GA	GAA	SO			Acquired
	1	BlakeAndre Blake	32	32	10–13–9	50	1.56	6	0	0	SuperDraft
	24	JonesMatt Jones	1	1	1–0–0	2	2.00	0	0	0	Loan
	27	McCarthyJohn McCarthy	1	1	0–1–0	3	3.00	0	0	0	Signed
Total			34	34	11–14–9	55	1.61	6	0	0

Record = W-L-D

Standings

Eastern Conference standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
4	D.C. United	34	11	10	13	53	47	+6	46	MLS Cup Knockout Round
5	Montreal Impact	34	11	11	12	49	53	−4	45
6	Philadelphia Union	34	11	14	9	52	55	−3	42
7	New England Revolution	34	11	14	9	44	54	−10	42
8	Orlando City SC	34	9	11	14	55	60	−5	41

Source: MLS

Overall standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Montreal Impact	34	11	11	12	49	53	−4	45
12	Portland Timbers	34	12	14	8	48	53	−5	44
13	Philadelphia Union	34	11	14	9	52	55	−3	42
14	New England Revolution	34	11	14	9	44	54	−10	42
15	Orlando City SC	34	9	11	14	55	60	−5	41

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored;

U.S. Open Cup

Further information: 2016 U.S. Open Cup

Philadelphia Union v Harrisburg City Islanders

June 15, 2016 Fourth round	Philadelphia Union	3–2	Harrisburg City Islanders	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM	Restrepo 3' Marquez  19' Creavalle  32' Alberg 45+1', 90+3'	Recap Box Score	Foster 79' Benbow  81' Johnson  84' Barril  88' Warshaw 90+1'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Referee: Sorin Stoica

Philadelphia Union v New York Red Bulls

June 29, 2016 Round of 16	Philadelphia Union	2–1	New York Red Bulls	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM	Pontius 55', 60' Ilsinho  56' Fernandes  90+4'	PHI Report	Grella 17' Zizzo  51'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Referee: Mark Kadlecik

New England Revolution v Philadelphia Union

July 20, 2016 Quarterfinals	New England Revolution	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Philadelphia Union	Boston, Massachusetts
7:30 PM	Sambinha  13' Watson 44',  109'	Report Box Score	Creavalle  28' Herbers 90'	Stadium: Harvard Stadium
	Penalties
	Nguyen Tierney Caldwell Gonçalves Watson		Le Toux Ilsinho Sapong Herbers

Friendlies

Philadelphia Union v Crystal Palace

July 13, 2016 Friendly	Philadelphia Union	0–0	Crystal Palace	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. EDT	Anderson  86'	Report	Boateng  36'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 12,881 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Number	Position	Previous club	Fee/notes
December 7, 2015	Chris Pontius	13	LM	D.C. United	Traded for general and targeted allocation money[5]
January 12, 2016	Wálter Restrepo	20	LM	New York Cosmos	Undisclosed transfer fee[6]
January 14, 2016	Joshua Yaro	15	LB/CB	Georgetown University	2016 MLS SuperDraft
January 14, 2016	Keegan Rosenberry	12	RB	Georgetown University	2016 MLS SuperDraft
January 14, 2016	Fabian Herbers	11	CF	Creighton University	2016 MLS SuperDraft
February 4, 2016	Roland Alberg	6	CM	ADO Den Haag	Undisclosed transfer fee[7]
February 23, 2016	Ken Tribbett	4	CB	Bethlehem Steel	Free
February 24, 2016	Ilsinho	25	CM/RM	Shakhtar Donetsk	Free
July 27, 2016	Derrick Jones	21	MF	Bethlehem Steel	Signed as a Homegrown Player[8]
August 3, 2016	Alejandro Bedoya	9	MF	FC Nantes	Signed as a Designated Player[9]
August 4, 2016	Charlie Davies	11	FW	New England Revolution	Acquired in exchange for General and Targeted Allocation Money, and a first round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft[10]

Out

Date	Player	Number	Position	New club	Fee/notes
December 7, 2015	Cristian Maidana	10	AM/MF	Houston Dynamo	Traded for allocation money and a 2016 SuperDraft pick
December 7, 2015	Andrew Wenger	11	LW/ST	Houston Dynamo	Traded for allocation money and a 2016 SuperDraft pick
December 10, 2015	Dzenan Catic	19	FW	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	Option declined
December 10, 2015	Danny Cruz	44	FW	Minnesota United FC	Option declined
December 10, 2015	Fred Carreiro	77	MF	Bethlehem Steel FC	Option declined
December 10, 2015	Conor Casey	6	FW	Columbus Crew SC	Option declined
December 10, 2015	Antoine Hoppenot	29	FW	FC Cincinnati	Option declined
December 10, 2015	Ethan White	15	DM	New York City FC	Traded for 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick
December 10, 2015	Steven Vitória	23	CB	S.L. Benfica	Option declined
December 10, 2015	Eric Bird	21	MF	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	Option declined
December 10, 2015	Jimmy McLaughlin	20	LW/RW	FC Cincinnati	Option declined
December 11, 2015	Zac MacMath	18	GK	Colorado Rapids	Traded for 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick
January 15, 2016	Zach Pfeffer	18	MF	Colorado Rapids	Traded for 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick
May 24, 2016	Michael Lahoud	13	MF	Miami FC	Undisclosed Transfer Fee
June 16, 2016	Vincent Nogueira	5	DM	RC Strasbourg	Mutually Terminated Contract
August 3, 2016	Sébastien Le Toux	9	MF	Colorado Rapids	Traded for General Allocation Money

Loan in

Date	Player	Number	Position	Loaned from
January 13, 2016	Anderson Conceição	23	CB	Tombense Futebol Clube[11]
February 9, 2016	Matt Jones		GK	Belenenses[12]

Loan out

Date	Player	Number	Position	Loaned to
January 12, 2015	Michael Lahoud	13	MF	New York Cosmos

Honors and awards

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Stats
14	Chris Pontius	1G 1A
16	Roland Alberg	4G
18	Ilsinho	2G

MLS Goal of the Week

Week	Player	Link
14	Chris Pontius

MLS Save of the Week

Week	Player	Link
16	Andre Blake

MLS All-Stars 2016

Position	Player	Notes
GK	Andre Blake	Starting XI
DF	Keegan Rosenberry	Starting XI

End of Season Awards

Player	Country	Award	Notes	Ref
Andre Blake		MLS Goalkeeper of the Year	First to win award in club history	[13]
Keegan Rosenberry		MLS Fair Play Award		[14]
Chris Pontius		MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award		[15]